The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Florida cordially invites you to join us as we celebrate our Class of 2025 graduation with a White Coat Ceremony on Wednesday, April 30th from 10am to noon.

Location: Evans Champions Club at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
157 Gale Lemerand Drive
Entrance to the Evans Champions Club is available in front of the skybox at Heisman Plaza (on Gale Lemerand Drive between Stadium Rd. and University Ave.).
Parking: The department will have reserved parking near the venue. Information is forthcoming. We encourage parties to travel together to the event. Allow at least 15 minutes of walking travel time from the garage to the Champions Club.
White Coats: Thanks to a generous donation from Bob and Donna Goldstein, students can order white coats at no cost.
Seating: For the White Coat ceremony, there will be chairs facing the stage where the ceremony will take place. We will reserve a few rows of chairs for faculty, staff, and friends of the program.
Because of the size of the event (we anticipate 500 guests), we wanted to ensure that everyone is able to view activities occurring on the stage (The Champions Club is a long room). We will be working with an audio/visual team who will make sure that all activities are also shown on the TV screens throughout the room.
Ceremony: During this event, we invite an outside speaker to give the Barbara C. White lecture. This year the speaker will be Dr. William Boissonnault, PT, DPT, DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA. We also recognize students with awards (and recognize previous awardees), and perform the white coat donning for those who opt to participate.
Please note that no meals will be served.
Photos: Family members are welcome to get up and take pictures during the ceremony. To prevent obstructing views, we ask anyone taking pictures to stand to the right of the stage. Those taking photos should stay near the back of the room until their student is called before moving closer to the stage.
Contact ufdpt@phhp.ufl.edu with any questions.